Stifle

n.	1.	(Far.) The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; - called also stifle joint. See Illust. under Horse. Stifle bone a small bone at the stifle joint; the patella, or kneepan.
v. t.	1.	To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of by such means; as, to stifle one with smoke or dust. [imp. & p. p. Stifled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stifling .] Stifled with kisses, a sweet death he dies. - Dryden. I took my leave, being half stifled with the closeness of the room. - Swift.
	2.	To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame. Bodies . . . stifle in themselves the rays which they do not reflect or transmit. - Sir I. Newton.
	3.	To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to stifle passion. I desire only to have things fairly represented as they really are; no evidence smothered or stifled. - Waterland.
v. i.	1.	To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration. You shall stifle in your own report. - Shak.

Noun	1.	stifle - joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee Synonyms: knee
Verb	1.	stifle - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" Synonyms: muffle, repress, strangle, smother
	2.	stifle - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" Synonyms: dampen Antonyms: stimulate, excite - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
	3.	stifle - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" Synonyms: asphyxiate, suffocate, choke
	4.	stifle - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" Synonyms: asphyxiate, suffocate

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